The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-09

place within the ranks Of paying
mines. with q future glistening with
promising possibilities, were the
Silver Star, Carrie Leonard and
King of the West locations. The
season of 1886 had demonstrated
the fact that these mines were not
mere prospect holes, but, as the
work of development proceeded, Of
steadily enhancing value. So favor.
able were the results that the atten.
ton Of capitalists seeking invest.
ments was not long in being at
tracted to this new field of promise
In a very short time the ownership
of two of these properties-the King
of the West and Carrie Leonard
had passed from the possession OF
individual owners into the hands
of organized companies, we'll equip
ped with the necessary capital to
work their new acquisitions OH a
scale far more extensive than could
be accomplished with the compar-
atively limited means at the dis
posal of the original holders.
THE INTRODUCTION
Of outside capital to be used in
working these mines has proved OF
great benefit to the owners of other
claims in Smoky district. 1t has
proven an incentive to the holders
of other locations and reawakened
waning hopes. 1t has infused new
vigor, new life into the hearts Of
many who for years have diligently
plodded on with pick and drill, to
persevere, and gives solid encour-
agement to the hope that within the
deep recesses of the silent hills
other veins of treasure would be
unearthed and the dreams of night
and day realized. With the sus-
pension of active work the three
larger mines, last fall, discontinued
operations on an extensive scale,
keeping at work only a sufficient
number of men to perform re-
quired amount of dead work and
exploiting the several mines. But
the owners of several smaller lOca-
tons made no pause in their work
they bravely faced the privations
that winter was sure to bring, max
ing the necessary preparations fol-
the close season, and cheerfully went
to work developing their claims.
A striking example of the success
that has attended such an effort is
shown in the progress made in
THE DOLLARHIDE MINE,
A property that to-day gives abun-
dant promise of proving itself one
of the great mines of Smoky dis
trict. The Dollarhide mine was
located in May, 1881. by A. H. Dol
larhide, his son L. c. Dollarhide,
Henry Scott and Richard Pickett.
The locaters had several claims in
the district, and one of them, the
Covert, giving promise of good re-
turns, the work of the owners was
concentrated upon this property
during that year, little attention
being paid to their other holdings.
During the succeeding years, until
the fall of 1885, a little work was
done on the Dollarhide mine, but
nothing of a substantial nature.
During 1885 operations were more
extensive and ore was struck, the
seasons work resulting in an out
put of fifty tons of ore, which was
sent to the smelter by pack train.
1t was on April 26, 1886, that work
was really started in this mine i'm
good earnest and continued unin-
terruptedly all summer. At times
the outlook was far from encour-
aging, but Mr.. Dollarhide and his
son, undeterred, prosecuted the
work of development, and as re-
suit secured about one hundred
tons of first-class ore. Seeing that
THE SUCCESSFUL WORKING
Of the mine would require addi-
tional capital, a half interest was,
in the fall of 1886, sold to Joseph
Pinkham and AL. Griffith and these
gentlemen, with Mr.. Dollarhide and
son, are now the owners of the val
liable property which is known
as the Dollarhide Mining Company.
The company has now three tun-
nels run, the upper one being the
result of last seasons work, where
a vein of ore was found carrying
silver and lead in quantities that
will we'll repay its working. The
middle tunnel was started ninety
five feet further down the hill, the
distance being nearly perpendicu-
lar, and connection made with the
upper workings by a chute run
through q vein Of ore varying in
thickness from six inches to over
two feet, with an average value OF
1877 ounces Of silver to the ton and
7O% lead. The lower tunnel was
run lis feet across the country rock
before the vein was struck, but the
ledge shows at this level
FAR BETTER FHAN ABOVE,
Proving the theory that the deeper
the works are extended the richer